Arts & Entertainment
Chance encounters have been major players in Dawn Davis’s life. A random meeting on a plane introduced her to publishing. An on-the-fly author reading in a public library turned into an annual literary brunch at Lola’s.
Lew French's new book, Sticks and Stones, a collaboration with Island photographer Alison Shaw, catalogs much of his work over the last 10 years: fireplaces, walls, landscapes, and his second home in Brazil. A Chilmark patio may bring to mind Stonehenge, a Japanese garden and regional geology.
Every September, the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival takes movie-lovers on a world tour of cinema with films from virtually every part of the globe.
Patti LuPone grew up in a house on Long Island where music was practically a member of the family.
This week is busy one at The Yard in Chilmark. On Saturday, Sept. 3, the final DanceTheYard performance takes place at 6:30 p.m.
On Sept. 11, mezzo-soprano Lia Kahler will host a concert to benefit the winter homeless shelter initiative.

